On Thursday 25 November the RIFF will find the double screening room, doubling in turn the programming in view of the grand finale of the edition. International short films will again be the key review of the day, which starting at 4 pm will concentrate directors and authors traveling from five continents in halls 1 and 3 of the Nuovo Cinema Aquila – obviously at the disposal of the public’s curiosity and questions. At 6.15 pm, enthusiasts and professionals will be invited to attend the masterclass by Croatian director Anja Strelec, while the founder of the Berlinale Teddy Awards, Wieland Speck, will present the event film “Miguel’s War”, fresh from the German triumph last March. The evening program will also see the presentation in the presence of the authors of two other highly anticipated works: the Spanish “Clown’s Planet”, directed by Hector Carré, and the documentary “Little Satchmo” by the American John Alexander, on the personal and cultural heritage of Louis Armstrong.

We are delighted to announce a new partnership with Roma Videoclip—a showcase celebrating artists, directors, music videos and film excerpts, composers, live film-concerts, productions, music books…
Roma Videoclip – Cinema Meets Music, is the premier national event of its kind. Conceived and directed by Francesca Piggianelli—President of the cultural association Romarteventi—it is held with the official recognition of the Ministry of Culture’s Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual Works, and under

